On Tue, 6 Oct 2020 04:08:12 GMT, Jonathan Gibbons <j...@openjdk.org> wrote:

> The types of `DocTree` parameters in some methods in `TagletWriter` can be 
> changed from `DocTree` to more specific subtypes. Doing so makes the code 
> less prone to incorrect calls, and removes the need for downcasting the 
> argument in the method bodies.
> 
> This means the implementation of those methods can often be simplified.
> 
> In addition, the call sites need to be improved, and with the help of some 
> improvements to methods in `Utils`, the methods that access different kinds 
> of trees can return the lists using a more specific subtype as well.
> 
> Finally, a quick analysis of some of the `Utils` methods to access different 
> kinds of trees shows that there are some more convenient methods that can be 
> used instead.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: d0867578
Author:    Jonathan Gibbons <j...@openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/commit/d0867578
Stats:     159 lines in 22 files changed: 55 ins; 18 del; 86 mod

8254052: improve type specificity of TagletWriter and friends

Reviewed-by: hannesw

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/517

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